[h3]Secret Base - A Visit Long Overdue[/h3] (Titus & Yuri)

Yuri took his time as he strolled towards the last known location of his old friend, Titus, the man behind the Grizzly-1 and other mechanized beasts of war.  It was a new day, and the air was faintly sweet.  His long hair blew in the wind as his white hair clashed against the deep dark black and white of the garbs he was wearing.  Accented with shimmery crimson red here and there, with stitchwork of a phoenix along the front and lower left of the outfit, there was no mistaking that Yuri's outfits cost money and yet he wore them and not the other way around.  His earrings were luna moth that dangled at just the right length.  In one hand he held two cups of coffee perfectly balanced and in the other hand his grip on his fighting fan was tight and he flapped the beautiful fan to help regulate his fluctuating temperature.

Yuri stood in front of the hidden doors, well hidden to humans.  He's only found the location because he visited Titus on sporadic occasions.  Some of Titus senior staff knew of him, but younger newer staff would not, and therein was the issue.  If he went barging in, they would try to shoot him, try to disarm him as best they could, but given who he was and given what Titus knew about him, he would have a lot of explaining to do and apologizing.  Still, it was always fun to ruffle a few feathers to make sure Titus's men were up to date in their training.  There was a soft voice that kept asking for identification and was rather polite in its questioning, but Yuri tucked the fan into his waistband and touched the door softly.

His energy pulsed into the electronic device and pried the door open against the groaning gears that tried to keep it locked.  There was enough space for him to briskly walk in, and he did with such elegance and poise.  Each step he ensured that the coffee was protected, and with each step, he knew that security personnel would be working on a solution to apprehend the intruder.  That was only the first entry, the main entry point to the facility was still a short distance and as he approached, he could feel the presence of lifeforms behind the door.  Once again, the door strained against his power as it gave in and opened to reveal the numerous men with their weapons drawn and pointing at him.

"[color=7bcdc8]Well hello to you all as well.  I knew you'd be happy to see me,[/color]" Yuri said waving politely at the men half of which would shoot if he made one wrong move.  When Titus' voice filled the area over the intercom, Yuri placed a hand to his lips and laughed.

"[color=7bcdc8]Ahhh, but where is the fun in that.  I will see you shortly[/color]," Yuri replied.

The newer recruits couldn't help but ask who he was to the senior staff and they all shook their heads as they watched the elegant man move through the entryway further into the facility.

"That's Yuri.  He tends to do this from time to time, no worries, you'll get to know him.  He's really nice, and wicked on the battlefield.  That fan you saw on his waistband, yea it's no ordinary fan.  It transforms into this amazing blade that can cleave through metal.  You'll have to ask him to show you next time," one of the senior staff said almost saddened that Yuri didn't have the time to stop and chat with them.

Within minutes, Yuri was in Titus' office, walking in with much respect to the man who was sitting behind a desk on which was a pile of paperwork.

"[color=7bcdc8]You look busy old friend[/color]," Yuri said moving to place the coffee in front of Titus, "[color=7bcdc8]and I figured you could use a cup of coffee.  It's been nearly a week since Grizzly-1 was on the battlefield.  Have all the repairs been successful?  More importantly, are you getting enough sleep with all of that on your desk?[/color]"